St. Cloud State University
General Education Goal Area 5
History and the Social & Behavioral Sciences
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Response Date:
Effective Date:
1.
Proposal Number:
Prepared by: Dr. Barry Schreiber
Phone: (320) 308-4254
Email: fbschreiber@stcloudstate.edu
2.
Requesting Unit: Department of Criminal Justice Studies
3.
Department, Course Number, Title: CJS 111 Crime and Justice in America
4.
New Course
5.
Will this course be flagged as a diversity course?
Already Designated as Diversity
6.
Will this course also satisfy another General Education Goal Area?
If “Yes” specify which goal area.
Goal 7
Existing Course
No
Diversity Proposal Accompanying This Form
No
Yes
7.
Course bulletin description, including credits and semesters to be offered:
Components, structure, and functioning of the criminal justice system in America: crime victims, law
enforcement, courts, corrections, probation, parole, community corrections and juvenile justice. Document the
failures of the system to provide equal justice to all people, especially women, children, and people of culturally
diverse backgrounds. 3 Cr. ANNUAL.
8.
Indicate the clientele for whom this course is designed. Is the course for general education only, or
does it fulfill general education and other program needs for this or another department? Obtain
signatures from any affected departments.
This course is a diversity class and is designed to meet the needs of undergraduate students seeking
general education credits in Goal 5. Also, this class is required of Criminal Justice Studies majors, and minors.
9.
Indicate any changes that must be made in offerings or resources in your department or other
departments by offering this course.
None
10.
For new courses or courses not yet approved for General Education, indicate any other SCSU departments
or units offering instruction that relates to the content of the proposed course.
Not applicable
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11.
Courses designated as General Education are included in the assessment plan for the Goal Area(s)
for which they are approved. Courses for which assessment is not included in the annual GE
assessment report for two years will be removed from the General Education Program.
The Requesting Unit understands and recognizes the above conditions.
12.
Provide a concise explanation of how the following goal is a “significant focus” of the proposed course.
Goal Area 5: History and the Social & Behavioral Sciences
Develop understanding of human societies and behaviors, and of the concepts, theories, and methods of
history and the social sciences.
Through the assessment of “Crime and Justice in America,” students will gain an enhanced understanding
and perspective of documented historical developments, accounts, and figures relative to the progression of the
professional field of criminal justice. Individual criminal behaviors, and how they affect society as a whole, will
be defined and discussed (social science). Students will develop their abilities in analytical reading and reasoning,
as well as comprehension and reflection skills. Areas of study include failures of the system to provide justice for
all people (racial profiling, American-based concentration camps, excessive use of force, lynching (including the
Duluth Lynching), child abuse/neglect, child sexual abuse, child labor, etc.), and the history and effectiveness of
different components of the American Justice system (law enforcement, courts, institutional corrections,
community-based corrections, etc.).
13. In order for a course to be designated as fulfilling Goal Area 5, it must address at least 4 of the 5 student learning
outcomes (SLOs) below. Check the SLOs below that are focused on in the proposed general education course.
1. Describe or use the methods and data by which historians, social scientists, or behavioral scientists investigate
human conditions.
2. Analyze human behavior, cultures, and social institutions and processes from the perspectives of history or the
social and behavioral sciences.
3. Develop explanations for and explore solutions to historical or contemporary social problems.
4. Reflect upon themselves in relation to family, communities, society, culture, and/or their histories.
5. Apply and critique alternative explanatory systems or theories about human societies and behaviors.
14.
Discuss how each Student Learning Outcome checked above is achieved in this course. (Note: Although
descriptions of typical assignments or types of assignments may be part of this discussion, it is not
appropriate to submit copies of actual assignments.)
See attachment
15.
List or attach the Course Outline (adequately described and including percentage of time to be allocated
to each topic). Curriculum Committees may request additional information. Topics larger than 20% need
to be broken down further. Indicate in your course outline where the Student Learning Outcomes
checked above are being met.
See attachment
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St. Cloud State University
General Education Transmittal Form
Academic Affairs Use Only:
Response Date:
Effective Date:
Proposal Number
Department:
Course or Course(s):
Department or Unit Chair Signature
Date
Department forward to Academic Affairs for publication and electronically to Chair of General Education Committee, Chair
of College Curriculum Committee, College Dean
Recommendation of General Education Committee:
Approve
Remarks:
Disapprove
Chairperson
Committee
Signature
Date
Recommendation of University Curriculum Committee:
Approve
Remarks:
Disapprove
Chairperson
Committee
Signature
Date
Recommendation of Faculty Association:
Approve
Remarks:
Disapprove
FA Senate
Signature
Date
Action of Academic Vice President:
Approve
Disapprove
Signature
Entered in Curriculum Data File
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Remarks:
Date